Water-elevating device



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. F; WERNER.

lFeb. 13, 1923. M

WATER ELEVATING uavlcs.

FILED OCT. 26,1921.

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Patented Febr, l, lltlZn MAX F. WERNER, OF lVLlilDISl'lWJ XVISCQNSIN,ASEIGNOR OF Oll'E-HALIE T0 EDLVIN L. FOSS, OF IVIDON, YJVISCOHSDT.

".1 s Laid WATER-ELE'7ATING DEVICE.

Application led October 26, 1921. Serial No. 510fl39.

T @ZZ 107mm t may concern.' casi ,of il), while the water displacing'meme it known that l, MAX l?, lWnnNnn, a ber 13 is maintained inconstant "spaced citizen of the United States, residing at rele nrelative to the tubular member ll. Madison, in the county of Dane andState it its upper end the casing' l0 is shown oi" Wisconsim haveinvented certain new and supported by an annular plate or flange 1,8, 60useful improvements in lateilllllevating and su )ported by the flangeand also by Devices, of which the following is a specithe upper end ofthe casing' is a cap device cation. 19, the latter also supporting thepump This invention relates to apparatus for tube l2. lo elevatingwater, more particularly to devices rli"he water naturally stands at acerta-in 65 for elevating water from confined spaces level within thecasingl l0 and suction tube such as driven or artesian wells, and hasfor i3 as indicated at 20, and the tubular memone Ot' its objects toprovide a simply conber ll is oit suilicient length to maintain structedapparatus whereby the Jforce reits lower open end constantly immersedfor 15 quired to elevate the water is reduced withe a considerableportion of its length in the 70 out materially increasing the weight orwater. pense of manufacture. When the displacer member is insertedl/Vith these and other objects in 'view the the water will be caused torise in the sucinvention consists in certain novel features tion tubeand in the well tube to an extent or construction as hereinafter shownand deequaltc the bulli ot the displacing mem` 7 scribed and thenspeciiically pointed out in ber. this means the pumping action is theclaims, and in the drawings illustrative n'iaterialiy improved and theforce required ot the preferred embodiment of the invento elevate thewater .correspondingly retion duced, as the lift oi the pump ismaterially Figure l is a vertical sectional elevation, reduced and thewater to be elevated con- S0 Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse sectionstantly maintained at substantially union the line 2`2 oi Figure l,Aform level in the coniined space between Fwure 3 1s a side view nartlvin section the members ll and i3 and l() and ll. t i j L i ,i 7 l -1 17l ot a ortion ot the suction tube or the im- It wiil be umlerstood thatthe suction disp 1 I L proved apparatus. tance or the pump will bewithin the theo- 85 he improved device is designed more retical distancevalue. particularly for use in connection with 'llhe operation requiresthe same power as driven or artesian wells wherein the water it would byany high power pump at first, is confined within relatively narrowlimits, but after a .'l'ew hard strokes of the pump,

such as a. well tube or the like, and li'or the or atti-fr the suctionis started, it will take 90 purpose ot illustration is shown thus aplessand less power until it is reduced to plied, the well tube being'represented at l() one fourth oi its strength, or still less, deof theusual construction. pending on how strong the inflow of water isSupported within the casing 10 is a tube at the bottom. if the inflow bevery strong 40 ll smaller than the casing with its lower end the waterwill flow almost freely itself so 95 open and constantly immersedthereby lin long' as a little suction is kept up. the water in thecasing' and with a pump rlhe suction tube ll must always be about tubeindicated at l2 at the upper end. l() to lo Jfeet below the originalwater line,

Disposed within the tubular member ll so that the suction pipe neverwill tail,

and extending` below the same, preferably especially in wells o't`certain depths. 100 to the bottom of the casing l0, is a displace- Theimproved device is simple in conment member 13, preferably tubular, andstruction, can be inexpensively manufacplugged at the lower end as shownat lll. tured and of any size or capacity, and ot any Spacer devices aredisposed between suitable material.

the casing' l0 and the tubular member ll The preferred embodiment ot'the inven- 105 while similar spacer devices 16 are disposed tionis-disclosed in the drawings and set between the tubular member ll andthe disforth in the specii'ication, but it will be un` placing member13. ders-mod that modifications within the scope y this means thetubular member ll ol the claimed invention may be made in supported inconstant parallel relation tot-lie the construction without departingfrom the 11o principle ot the invention or sacrificing' any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is l. Anapparatus of the class described comprising' a suction tube adapted tobe supported in a well tube with its lower end constantly below thewater line therein and of less diameter than the well tube, and adisplacing` member ot loss diameter than the suction tube and extendingthrough the same and to the bottom ot' the well and operating to elevatethe w ate'r in the suction tube and in the well tube to an extent equalto the displacement ot the displacing member, said suction tube adaptedto be connected to a pumping` appliance.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a suction tube adaptedVto be supported in a well tube with its lower end constantly below thewater line therein and of less diameter than the well tube,v adisplacing member ot less diameterI than the suction tube and extendingto the bottom of the well and operating to elevate the water in tuesuction tube and in the well tube to an extent equal to the displacementof the displacing member, and means carried by the suction tube Jforsupporting lthe saine and the displacing member in spaced relation toeach other Zand to the well tube, said suction tube adapted to beconnected to a pumping appliance.

ln testimony whereof, I

ture hereto.

MAX F. VERNER.

affix my signa-

